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More on PR2020: social media activism, internal comms resurgence, storytelling and professionalism

Stephen Waddington

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. They lie at the heart of inspiring conversations and storytelling.

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Caine’s Arcade: How Powerful Storytelling Can Make a Difference

Polaris

Stories—and storytelling—are powerful. In April 2012, Mullick released Caines’s Arcade, an 11-minute video telling the story of Caine, his cardboard arcade and the flash mob. He also addressed the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Let me tell you about one such story.

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TSA Shows Its Visual Storytelling Chops

Ishmael's Corner

Taking a page from the visual storytelling playbook, TSA’s Instagram account highlights the dangerous and even crazy stuff that people try to get through airport security. This loaded firearm was discovered in a carry-on handbag at the Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport (MKE).

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Why Sustainable Development is Important to Business

Landis PR

since 2012 and accounts for 18% of all assets in the wealth industry. Storytelling value is created when companies embark on new sustainability practices or can share the results of sustainable development. The press will look beyond initiatives and internal communications. In the U.S., it is even higher at 33%.

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Adapting Strategies for Effective Storytelling in the Social Media Era

PRSay

The fusion of these groups truly mirrors the current state of the news making and storytelling industry as a whole. Story timelines have shifted from traditional long-lead or daily print opportunities to instantaneous news with the introduction of social as the go-to storytelling platform.

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Branded Video Is Trending. Here’s What PR Pros Need to Know.

Cision

Google receives 4 million search queries per minute , about twice the number it received in 2012. Smartphone adoption surpassed 1 billion in 2012 and was projected to reach 1.75 At the risk of hyperbole, we’re on the cusp of a golden age of visual storytelling. One reason is that Google is always within arm’s reach.

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Code of PR Ethics: The Gray Area of Communicating a Point of View

Sword and the Script

LinkedIn acquired SlideShare in 2012. I don’t want to believe that comms people blatantly lie, but I think they may sometimes cherry-pick statistics that are more beneficial or be selective in their storytelling.” Communicators have an obligation to also tell the truth internally and manage expectations. Cherry-picking. “I

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